| Salvatore Esposito | |
| Full Name: | Salvatore Esposito[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 October 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Castellammare di Stabia, Italy |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Spezia |
| Clubnumber: | 5 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2014 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brescia |
| Youthyears2: | 2014–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Inter Milan |
| Youthyears3: | 2018 |
| Youthclubs3: | → SPAL (loan) |
| Years1: | 2018–2023 |
| Clubs1: | SPAL |
| Caps1: | 83 |
| Goals1: | 10 |
| Years2: | 2019 |
| Clubs2: | → Ravenna (loan) |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Chievo (loan) |
| Caps3: | 39 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
| Years4: | 2023 |
| Clubs4: | → Spezia (loan) |
| Caps4: | 15 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2023– |
| Clubs5: | Spezia |
| Caps5: | 37 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2019 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019–2023 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 10 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2022– |
| Nationalcaps4: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 10 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 24 March 2023 |
Salvatore Esposito (born 7 October 2000) is an Italian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Spezia and the Italy national team.
Esposito first joined SPAL on loan from Inter Milan U-19 squad in January 2018. He made several bench appearances for SPAL late in the 2017–18 Serie A season.[2] The same year in 29 June, SPAL secured his permanent transfer from Inter.[3]
On 9 January 2019, Esposito was loaned to Serie C club Ravenna until the end of the season.[4] The same year on 22 January, he made his Serie C debut against Triestina as a half-time substitute for Carlo Martorelli and scored a late equalizer in a 2–2 draw.[5]
On 11 July 2019, Esposito joined Serie B club Chievo on loan until 30 June 2020.[6]
On 6 January 2023, Esposito joined Serie A club Spezia on loan with an obligation to buy.[7] He scored his first goal for the club with a direct free kick against AC Milan.
On 16 January 2019, Esposito debuted for the Italy U19 in a friendly against Spain and scored a goal in a 3–0 victory.[8]
Esposito was selected in the Italian senior squad that ranged from the 2022 Finalissima against Argentina until the second leg of 2022–23 UEFA Nations League group stage match against Germany.[9] He debuted against England in the latter tournament on 11 June 2022.[10]
He is the older brother of strikers Sebastiano Esposito[11] and Francesco Pio Esposito.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2018–19 | Serie C | 14 | 2 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Serie B | 39 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | |||
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 31 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | 34 | 5 | |||
| 2021–22 | Serie B | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | Serie B | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |||
| Total | 83 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 10 | |||
| Spezia (loan) | 2022–23 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Career total | 151 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 161 | 14 | |||